"I do think pornography and the way it seeped into culture has had some effect because it's so saturated, it's so become a norm that people are seeing sex and their bodies through a completely distorted lens." -Rowan Peeling, Former Editor of the Erotic Review.There's a race to the bottom in the home entertainment world, created by the lower pricing for set-top boxes, the near ubiquity of built-in "smart" features for new televisions, and not least, Google's own low-priced efforts with the Chromecast.

The Mi Box gave me a bit of a rough start when I initially set it up with my Google account: it offered an express installation, but balked on the login on both my phone and computer.

Google, having realized the error of its ways with allowing manufacturers the leeway of practically unlimited customization in standard Android, keeps a pretty tight leash on Android TV.

And that's a definite plus for end users: it means that anyone who's used one Android TV device can quickly get a handle on another.

I wish it had is a headphone jack for easy Bluetooth listening with standard earbuds, but again, I think the budget pricing excuses this omission. And since I'm allowed to nitpick in a review, designers, please don't make your remotes perfectly symmetrical: it makes it hard to tell if I'm holding the right end when I pick it up in my dark living room.

Like other Android TV devices, there's no universal IR port on the Mi Box (though the SHIELD TV works with Logitech Harmony remotes).